To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the university accredited courses currently provided by CAFRE.

My Department’s College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) delivers a range of Higher Education programmes at undergraduate and post graduate levels across the four disciplines of Agriculture, Food, Horticulture and Equine. All CAFRE undergraduate programmes are validated by Ulster University. CAFRE also delivers the first two years of the BSc (Hons) in Agricultural Technology, which is a Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) degree.

The Undergraduate “university accredited" courses currently provided by CAFRE are as follows:

Agriculture

BSc (Hons) in Agricultural Technology (QUB degree with CAFRE delivering year 1 and year 2)

BSc (Hons) in Sustainable Agriculture – Land Management and Agri-Business pathways (commencing September 2021)

Foundation Degree in Agriculture and Technology

Equine

BSc (Hons) in Equine Management

Foundation Degree in Equine Management

Food

BSc (Hons) Degree in Food Technology

BSc (Hons) Degree in Food Innovation and Nutrition

BSc (Hons) Degree in Food Business Management

Foundation Degree in Food Manufacture and Nutrition

Higher Level Apprenticeship Level 6 in Food and Drink Manufacture, (commencing in September 2021)

Higher Level Apprenticeship Level 5 in Food and Drink Manufacture

Horticulture

BSc (Hons) Degree in Horticulture (commencing in September 2021)

Foundation Degree in Food Manufacture and Nutrition

In addition CAFRE offers a Master’s Degree in Business for Agri-food and Rural Enterprise, which is validated by Queen’s University Belfast (QUB).

Further information on all CAFRE education courses can be found on the CAFRE website at cafre.ac.uk.